The UK economy expanded 1.3% year-on-year in Q3 2025, slightly down from 1.4% in Q2, confirming preliminary estimates. This marks the slowest annual growth in a year, as household consumption slowed to 0.7% (vs 1% in Q2) and government spending eased to 1.6% (vs 1.9%). Gross fixed capital formation also grew more slowly, rising 2.9% versus 3.3% in Q2, with business investment up 2.7% from 3.2% previously. Net trade weighed on growth, with imports surging 5% (vs 2%) and exports rising 2.7% (vs 2.3%). On the production side, services growth eased slightly to 1.4% (vs 1.5%), production fell 0.2% (vs a 0.2% decline in Q2), while construction growth picked up to 2.2% (vs 2%). source: Office for National Statistics

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United Kingdom expanded 1.30 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in the United Kingdom averaged 2.33 percent from 1956 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 25.50 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -21.70 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United Kingdom expanded 1.30 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in the United Kingdom is expected to be 1.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027 and 1.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-11-13 07:00 AM
YoY Prel
Q3 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
2025-12-22 07:00 AM
YoY Final
Q3 1.3% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3%
2026-02-12 07:00 AM
YoY Prel
Q4 1.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Growth Rate YoY 1.30 1.40 percent Sep 2025
GDP Constant Prices 705603.00 704973.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Agriculture 4557.00 4574.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Construction 37984.00 37909.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 57116.00 57571.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Mining 6812.00 6840.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Public Administration 33135.00 32976.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Services 514050.00 513240.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Transport 22471.00 22369.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.10 0.20 percent Sep 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 137460.00 135737.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Gross National Product 762494.00 748578.00 GBP Million Sep 2025


United Kingdom GDP Annual Growth Rate
GDP The United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy in the world and the second largest in Europe after Germany. The Services sector is the most important and accounts for 79 percent to total GDP. The biggest segments within Services are: government, education and health (19 percent of total GDP); real estate (12 percent); professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support services (12 percent); wholesale and retail trade (11 percent); and financial and insurance (8 percent). Industry accounts for 21 percent of the GDP and the largest segments within this sector are: manufacturing (10 percent of total GDP) and construction (6 percent). The Agriculture sector accounts for only 1 percent of GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.30 1.40 25.50 -21.70 1956 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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UK GDP Annual Growth Rate Unrevised at 1.3%
The UK economy expanded 1.3% year-on-year in Q3 2025, slightly down from 1.4% in Q2, confirming preliminary estimates. This marks the slowest annual growth in a year, as household consumption slowed to 0.7% (vs 1% in Q2) and government spending eased to 1.6% (vs 1.9%). Gross fixed capital formation also grew more slowly, rising 2.9% versus 3.3% in Q2, with business investment up 2.7% from 3.2% previously. Net trade weighed on growth, with imports surging 5% (vs 2%) and exports rising 2.7% (vs 2.3%). On the production side, services growth eased slightly to 1.4% (vs 1.5%), production fell 0.2% (vs a 0.2% decline in Q2), while construction growth picked up to 2.2% (vs 2%).
2025-12-22
UK GDP Annual Growth Slows to 1.3% in Q3
The UK economy expanded 1.3% year-on-year in Q3 2025, down from 1.4% in Q2 and slightly below the market forecast of 1.4%, according to preliminary estimates. Fixed investment accelerated to 3.8% (vs. 2.9%), despite a slowdown in business investment to 0.7% (vs. 3.0%). Household consumption rose 0.7% (vs. 1.1%), and government spending slowed to 1.9% (vs. 2.1%). Net trade weighed on growth as imports surged 4.7% while exports increased only 2.6%. By sector, services growth held at 1.6%, construction eased to 1.5% (vs. 1.9%), and production continued to contract, declining 0.9% (vs. -0.4%).
2025-11-13
UK GDP Annual Growth Rate Revised Higher in Q2
The British economy grew 1.4% year-on-year in Q2 2025, revised higher from 1.2% in the initial estimate and compared to an upwardly revised 1.7% rise in Q1. Household spending grew 1.1%, the same as in the first estimate and compared to a downwardly revised 0.8% in Q1. Government expenditure increased at a faster-than-expected 2.1% (vs 1.7% initially set) and compared to an upwardly revised 2.1% in Q1. Also, exports were revised up (3.7% vs 3%), following a 4.6% jump in Q1 and import growth slowed more than initially anticipated (2.2% vs 3.3%), following a downwardly revised 7.4% in Q1. Meanwhile, growth in gross fixed capital formation slowed less than expected (2.9% vs 1.3%), and was revised down for Q1 (2.9% vs 3.5%). Business investment went up 3%, compared to a flat reading in the initial estimate and 5.8% in Q1.
2025-09-30